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Retro PC gaming on Windows 10, technical aspects, flight sims and space sims a speciality


Falcon 4.0 part 4: Understanding the F4Patch utility
Time to take a look at the F4Patch utility.
Aug 126 min read


Tachyon: On 'The Fringe' and in the 'Re'Shade
A guide to enhancing and running Tachyon: The Fringe in Windows 10 with dgVoodoo2 and ReShade.
Jul 88 min read


Hardwar. The future is Windows & ReShade
A guide to running the 1998 Software refinery space sim/shooter, 'Hardwar. The future is greedy' in Win10.
Jul 58 min read


Jane's Longbow 2/Anthology: Rocketing into PCem
A guide to running Jane's Longbow 2 and Jane's Longbow Anthology under PCem emulation.
Jun 813 min read


Jetfighter III: Tech refresh 2025
This guide covers running Jetfighter III in DOSBox Staging with 3DFX Glide and using VirtualMIDISynth with DOSBox-X.
Apr 254 min read


DOSBox Staging and VirtualMIDISynth
A guide to adding VirtualMIDISynth to DOSBox Staging. This guide briefly covers installation, configuration and usage.
Apr 203 min read


Amiga emulation with WinUAE
This is a general purpose guide on setting up Amiga emulation with the WinUAE emulator.
Feb 186 min read


TM TARGET scripting: Easy trimming
I recently received an email from a fellow flight sim fan, Kurt, who wanted to share his Thrustmaster TARGET script for easy trimming.
Feb 82 min read


Playnite and modern DOSBox variants
This is a guide on integrating modern variants of DOSBox, like DOSBox Staging or DOSBox-X with the Playnite game launcher.
Jan 196 min read


Falcon 3.0: Running Gold Falcon Utilities in DOSBox Staging
A guide to cover installation and setup of the Gold Falcon Utilities to work under DOSBox Staging.
Jan 184 min read


Falcon 3.0: Unofficial mods & tools
A look at the unofficial mods and tools that have been created for Falcon 3.0, MiG-29 and Hornet, over the years.
Dec 6, 202414 min read


Joint Strike Fighter (Windows 10 & DxWrapper)
A guide on running the Eidos/Innerloop classic sim, Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) natively in Windows 10 with DxWrapper.
Nov 10, 20245 min read


EF2000 Updated Part 2: Installation
The steps to create an installation of EF2000, installing the EF2000 base game, the TACTCOM upgrade and 3DFX GFX+ patch.
Oct 24, 20246 min read


KA-52 Team Alligator: Running in Windows 10
A guide to running the Simis Limited sim, KA-52 Team Alligator, natively in Windows 10.
Oct 1, 20244 min read


The difficult child: Running Jane's AH-64D Longbow (3dfx/Glide) in Windows 10
How to run the Windows 3dfx/Glide versions of Longbow Gold and Longbow Anthology natively in Windows 10.
Sep 22, 20248 min read


A retro gamers friend: Microsoft Compatibility administrator
A quick guide to the Microsoft Compatibility administrator and how it helps to run those older legacy games.
Sep 22, 20245 min read


Glide Wrappers: Last Man Standing or Peace and Harmony?
This is a guide about the most common Glide wrappers and can they coexist together?
Sep 7, 20247 min read


InstallShield freezing? It may be a Logitech issue
If your legacy flight sim InstallShield installer is freezing then it may be a Logitech Gaming Software issue.
Sep 2, 20241 min read
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